Mike James

Miami is all about glitz. South Beach, Coconut Grove, Lebron and D-Wade. Virginia played a glitzy football game in the Miami burbs Thursday night, hitting the hometown Hurricanes with a tailback pass, fake field goal and three touchdowns of longer than 35 yards. But don’t get distracted by the bright lights. The Cavaliers’ 28-21 victory was rooted in the dark trenches, where linemen push, scratch and grunt for every inch. Here is the telling stat from Thursday: Virginia outrushed Miami 207 yards to 85. That’s the Cavaliers’ widest margin against a Division I-A opponent in Mike London’s two seasons as coach. What’s that you say? Virginia scored the...

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